2009 May

With his shaved head and clerical collar, it’s easy to tell that Charles “Father Chas” Canoy has taken religious vows. But perhaps because of his light brown complexion, people often guess wrong about which...

On a cold, dark, and drizzly November morning, my wife, Nancy, drove me to the University of Michigan Hospital. It was the final step on a journey that began more than a half century ago, playing with trucks and half-tracks in a...

Swine Flu panic hit its peak the last week of April and beginning of May. Non-stop media coverage had everyone in Michigan and the rest of the United States whipped up into a froth of fear and hysteria, afraid for their very...

“You rode your bike? In this weather?” I hear this greeting many mornings as I stride into work at the 789 Eisenhower building, wearing my helmet and backpack. Often, the amazement from my coworkers is followed by a...

Backpacking Light’s website reports the Ken was found on Saturday, May 2, “and walked out under his own steam.”

Old West Side resident Ken Knight, editor of Backpacking Light magazine, is missing on a hike in Virginia. Knight, who has impaired vision, was last seen on the Appalachian Trail on Sunday, April 26; he missed his return flight...

A group of girls examine a rack of brightly colored prom dresses, laughing and talking. It’s a familiar scene during prom season—except that none of these dresses have price tags and they’re displayed not in a store,...